Research
Welcome to WELL Labs’ knowledge repository. As a futures institute that enables research-based solutions and impact, we prioritise making our insights accessible to social innovators, researchers, allied communities and the public at large.
Review: Draft framework for lake rejuvenation
WELL Labs, in collaboration with Friends of Lakes and supported by DCB Bank and BBMP, has drafted a framework for sustainably managing lakes. We invite you to review it and share your insights.
Situation Analysis: Raichur Transformation Lab
This situation analysis report explores the water management and agricultural challenges and solutions in Raichur district, Karnataka. It presents pathways to climate-resilient rural development.
Addressing the Labour Barrier in the Transition to Crop Diversification
This study explores the labour dynamics of various crops, the gendered dimensions of farm work, and the technological interventions that can reduce the labour burden of diversified cropping and make it more accessible and sustainable.
Hits and Misses: Water-based Climate Adaptation Interventions for Agriculture
Effective adaptation to climate change is essential in agriculture, this study highlights critical successes and overlooked gaps.
Climate resilient development pathways for farmer producer organisations in semi-arid India
Farmer producer organisations (FPOs) can develop targeted climate-resilience measures if confronted with data on specific climate risks
Addressing Depletion in Alluvial Aquifers
Why Context Matters in Participatory Groundwater Management
Situation Analysis: Chikkaballapur-Chintamani Transformation Lab
This situation analysis report explores the water supply and sewerage challenges and solutions in Chintamani town and Chikkaballapur district in Karnataka. It also presents a way forward for water resources management in India’s rapidly urbanising peri-urban regions.
Enhancing Water Security in Rural India with Digital Tools: Insights from Field Testing
As climate change exacerbates water scarcity in India, integrating digital tools with participatory community planning becomes essential.
Creating Kaveri Delta beneath our feet: An experiment in grounding socio-hydrology in Tamil Nadu, India
This study explores how socio-hydrology can be grounded in real-world contexts through an experimental approach in Tamil Nadu’s Kaveri Delta, integrating science with society.
Monitoring and Evaluation of JalTara Pits
The Save Groundwater Foundation initiated the JalTara project, which involves the construction of infiltration pits designed to reduce waterlogging
and enhance groundwater recharge.